It was in Philadelphia, alone of America's colonial cities, that Quakers, Jews, Catholics and Protestants "experienced the difficulties and discovered the possibilities of fruitful coexistence that American democracy was to offer." Philadelphia is a city that not only tolerated but welcomed diverse modes of religious practice from its beginning.

That diversity is still evident today in the Old Philadelphia Congregations, a consortium of historic churches and synagogues of different denominations working together to broaden interfaith understanding and celebrate Philadelphia's unique contribution to religious freedom in America.

www.holyexperiment.org offers a historical background to all of these congregations in Philadelphia. Link to a congregation from this home page and continue to the next congregation from there. Or go directly to the first congregation via the Member Congregations button in the main menu located at the top. Check out a Location Map and a Diagramatic History via the main menu button, Philadelphia: Cradle of Religious Liberty. Congregations that provide their own web site with further information, will have a link on the left side of their page. Enjoy your visit to holyexperiment.org!